Soviet partisan attacks in Finland | |
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Part of Continuation War during World War II | |
Location | Eastern Finland |
Date | 13 July 1941 – 6 September 1944 |
Target | Finnish civilians, military targets |
Deaths | 170 civilians killed, 20 missing and 54 wounded[1] |
Perpetrators | Soviet partisans |
The Soviet partisans in Finland were an irregular military force which attacked Finnish military and civilian targets during the Continuation War, a sub-theater of World War II active between 1941 and 1944. They were based in East Karelia in the Soviet territory and conducted long-range penetration reconnaissance and raids inside Finnish borders, often attacking weak targets such as remote border villages or ambushing vehicles. Around 170 Finnish civilians were killed and 50 wounded in the raids.